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TRAFFIC STOP

TRAFFIC STOP

TRAFFIC STOP

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Garza County Sheriff’s officers Braden Demoss (left) and Travis Johnson found 113 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on highway 84, south of Justiceburg on Sunday afternoon, Feb.
YOUNG PLAYERS Post Little League baseball diamonds at the David Nichols Park are soon to see an upgrade after the city council members voted to spend park restoration monies to purchase new bleachers. | ANNA GIBSON PHOTO

YOUNG PLAYERS Post Little League baseball diamonds at the David Nichols Park are soon to see an upgrade after the city council members voted to spend park restoration monies to purchase new bleachers. | ANNA GIBSON PHOTO

City council votes to finish baseball fields within 6 to 8 weeks; volunteer group’s fund-raising called into question

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
ANNA GIBSON | POST DISPATCH The City of Post met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Mayor Marvin Self called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. During a citizen comment, Melba Cimental expressed concerns about her water bill, noting that her meter has been manually read since August.
BEEKEEPING Families watch as a beekeeper examines a hive, looking for the queen and honey amid the worker bees. A Beekeeping School will be held on March 1 in Brenham, TX. | COURTESY PHOTO

BEEKEEPING Families watch as a beekeeper examines a hive, looking for the queen and honey amid the worker bees. A Beekeeping School will be held on March 1 in Brenham, TX. | COURTESY PHOTO

Beekeeping: an educational family experience

Michael Kelling
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Keeping a hive of bees can be an educational family activity as well as providing honey for your table and pollination for your garden and flowering plants. Most city ordinances allow up to two bee hives per city lot.Many families make beekeeping an experience for adults and children.
STATE OF TEXAS Garza County elected officials received their State of Texas certificates during the regular commissioners meeting on Monday, Feb. 10. Pictured is Tax Assessor Collector, Nancy Wallace and Judge Lee Norman. | ANNA GIBSON PHOTO

STATE OF TEXAS Garza County elected officials received their State of Texas certificates during the regular commissioners meeting on Monday, Feb. 10. Pictured is Tax Assessor Collector, Nancy Wallace and Judge Lee Norman. | ANNA GIBSON PHOTO

Commissioners hear office reports, approve audit, license plate recognition cameras

Anna Gibson
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Garza County commissioners met for their regular meeting Monday, Feb. 10. With all commissioners present, the meeting was called to order at 9 a.m.County offices gave their reports. Sherriff Michael Isbell says the jail is holding 77 inmates, 30 of which are from Garza County.
LIGHTS OUT Garza County experienced a power outage on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 6:48 p.m. to 9:33 p.m. A total of 2,082 of Xcel Energy’s tracked meters in Garza County were without power during that time. Thankfully, the temperature was near 70 degrees. | ANNA GIBSON PHOTO

LIGHTS OUT Garza County experienced a power outage on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 6:48 p.m. to 9:33 p.m. A total of 2,082 of Xcel Energy’s tracked meters in Garza County were without power during that time. Thankfully, the temperature was near 70 degrees. | ANNA GIBSON PHOTO

Power outage in Garza County

News Staff
Thursday, February 13, 2025
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Garza County experienced a significant power outage that left a substantial number of residents in the dark. According to Xcel Energy, 2,082 customers out of the 5,974 tracked meters lost power.The outage occurred at precisely 6:48 p.m.
NEW ACTOR The Ragtown Gospel Theater welcomes Kayson Smith from Lubbock to the stage to play Jesus as an adolescent after Joseph’s death in the new production, ‘Jesus, Son of Man.’ | CHIP POLK PHOTO

NEW ACTOR The Ragtown Gospel Theater welcomes Kayson Smith from Lubbock to the stage to play Jesus as an adolescent after Joseph’s death in the new production, ‘Jesus, Son of Man.’ | CHIP POLK PHOTO

Ragtown Gospel Theater opens spring production on March 1

News Staff
Thursday, February 13, 2025
CHIP POLK | SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCHOur beautiful Spring production, Jesus, Son of Man, celebrates the coming Easter season with three unique and poignant depictions of Jesus.
POST ROTARY CLUB

POST ROTARY CLUB

POST ROTARY CLUB

News Staff
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Rotarian Mike Breedlove, Director of Cornerstone Programs at the Garza County Regional Juvenile Center (GCRJC), which provides high-quality behavioral health treatment and detention programs for adolescent males and females. GCRJC is a 96-bed facility currently housing 48 adolescents.
NEWSSTAND

NEWSSTAND

NEWSSTAND

News Staff
Thursday, February 13, 2025
The Post Dispatch now has a newsstand at the Antelope Wash N’Dry where you can wash your laundry in 22 minutes and dry in less. Just enough time to read the local news. 
LOOKIN’ GOOD AT THE LAKE Improvements at White River Marina are under way inside and out, even in the off season. Take a look around, if you’re heading out to the Feb. 15 concert by The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. | THE TEXAS SPUR

LOOKIN’ GOOD AT THE LAKE Improvements at White River Marina are under way inside and out, even in the off season. Take a look around, if you’re heading out to the Feb. 15 concert by The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. | THE TEXAS SPUR

Ticers undertaking fixups at marina

Barbara Brannon
Thursday, February 13, 2025
If you happen to drop by White River Marina during these cold weeks of the off-season, you’ll still be in for a warm welcome from owners Josh and Kelly Ticer and their family and staff, who are serving up lunches and dinners even while construction improvements are under way.
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